JUPITER, Fla. -- Jackie Bradley Jr. was leading off for the Boston Red Sox at Roger Dean Stadium on Thursday afternoon, but the rest of their lineup included players who are not expected to be on the 25-man roster on opening day.

Boston manager John Farrell said the rule that four regulars had to play in each spring training game is merely a suggestion.

"It's strongly suggested, and yet you deal with travel, you deal with availability of players, you deal with what we're trying to get done," Farrell said. "Today is an enormous workday for our entire infield with (infield instructor Brian Butterfield) back at home. We earmarked this day on the calendar to do just that. The integrity of the game and for what the fans are going to come and see, we certainly take that into account, but our team is the priority, the individual needs guys have. That's where we are."

The Marlins, who were hosting their first "super-premium" pricing game, in which they increase the cost of each ticket at least $10, had more than 6,000 in attendance. The 0-0 game was called due to a rain delay in the top of the eighth inning.

The most prominent team member of the 2013 Red Sox on hand was Marlins’ catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

The Marlins had no comment, but a source said team executives were “outraged” and planned to contact the league office. Attempts to reach a league representative were not immediately successful.

Major League Baseball has specific guidelines about Grapefruit and Cactus League lineups. Its 2014 regulations state teams should field: “A minimum of four players who are regulars on the previous year’s major league team or who were platooned on the previous year’s major league team on a regular basis, or who have a reasonable chance to be regulars on the major league club’s squad during the upcoming season. Each of those regulars, excluding pitchers, must play a minimum of three complete innings.”

The starting lineup and pitchers used by the Red Sox for Thursday's game: